Recovering crude oil prices lifted the markets during the midday with the Dow soaring 146 points to 17,391. Nasdaq gained 25 points to 4,953.
On the upside
Shares of e-Future Information Technology (Nasdaq: EFUT) climbed ahead of its earnings release later this week.
Gevo (Nasdaq: GEVO) entered a senior notes exchange agreement with an investor.
PRA Group (NYSE: CNX) released corporate operations and performance presentation materials.
On the downside
Investors continued to lock in profits on Sophiris Bio (Nasdaq: SPHS).
Profit taking weighed down shares of SunEdison (NYSE: SUNE).
Dilliard’s (NYSE: DDS) disappointed with lower third quarter earnings and revenue that fell short of analyst expectations.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 3 to 2 on the NYSE while decliners edged out advancers by nearly 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 climbed 17 points to 2,040. Bitcoin gained $10 to $328.
